Theodore/Luna for the Party Fluff Challenge

[stmargarets]

I know I promised gabrielladusult a Richard/Gabriella snippet “by the end of the weekend,” but then I remembered that I was supposed to write a party scene for the fluff thread at The Sugar Quill showing two pairings - one pairing being one I had never written before. I chose Theodore/Luna and Mr. Lovegood and Cory Smyth (eudorahawkins OC) So here it is before the party

Comments

[moonette1]

Oh, I thought this was adorable! Once again your Luna is wonderful - spacy and weird but so honest and loving. I love how so much of the puzzling things she says or does to Theodore end up bringing them closer or letting down his defenses.

I LOVED Eudora's idea about getting Cory and Martin together at the end of her story, so it's so much fun to see them here, when they're more of a "couple" and comfortable with each other. Cory is still Cory with her romantic notions of anything and everything. Too funny!

But my favorite part was about the giggling gin.

“Luna . . .” Part of him was alarmed - who knew what Luna would be like under the influence of alcohol? The other part of him was intrigued - who knew what Luna would be like under the influence of alcohol? Maybe she would remember to kiss him.

Hilarious!

Nicely done, St. Margarets!

[stmargarets]

I can't imagine what a tipsy Luna would be like! Ginny? LOL.

I loved the end of Cheryl's story, too - which is why I had to steal Cory away. If anyone could be Luna's stepmother figure - it would be her. She's a delightful creation!

Thanks for reading and your thoughts on the fluff thread! I feel like we're having a little reunion over there!

[zia_montrose]

I just love some of the things you make Luna say, St. Mags:

“Daddy had to fire the last three columnists since he felt they were ‘too enamored with Newt Scamander’ and unwilling to do the hard work of discovering new varieties of magical creatures.”

“She’s one of the nine muses,” Luna said dreamily, looking at the deserted ballroom beyond the crowded buffet table. “Of the dance.”

And Cory's dialogue? Equally amusing! You preserved her wonderfully ungaurded nature in your story...
“I adore Giggling Gin,” Cory said. “It’s almost worth the headache and the purple spots the next day.”

“My goodness! Two alpha males! Who needs to go to the Forbidden Forest to see such a magnificent display?”

Hee.

[stmargarets]

I was worried about Cory's dialogue - since how a character sounds is so important - but since Cory's story is written in the first person, she would come across differently, anyway. So I just went with natural exuberence and hoped for the best. Thanks for reading!

[rosathome]

More lovely party fluff for the New Year - hooray! I love your imaginative details - the Giggling Gin and fluff noir (I'd really like to read some of that, please) and the Luna's earrings not talking to the plant. I think that's one of the lovely things about Luna - that you can't ever guess precisely what level of barminess she's at. And poor Theodore, slowly working out that you just have to ask her to explain things. And Luna forgetting about kissing. Just perfect.

I really like the way you have the two relationships working in parallel and each Lovegood having to accept the other's partner of choice. Cory sounds like a lot of fun - maybe I'll have to go and read her other stories now...

[stmargarets]

Eudora Hawkins came up with fluff noir (and she shows excerpts from Cory's novels in her stories - so you can see for yourself!)

Luna is like the moon in that she has a rythym and poor Theodore hasn't been around her to find out just what she's been thinking. Once he's spent time with her, he's okay. I'm glad you liked the parallel relationships. I didn't really show much interaction with Cory/Martin - because I was more interested in Luna - but they would be a fun couple to explore! Thanks for reading!

[alkari]

This is wonderful fluff! Luna and Theodore Nott is certainly not a pairing I would ever have thought of, but I can certainly see it working the way you write both of them.
She stared at him a moment as if trying to judge what he really wanted to know. He stared back because there were so many things he wanted to know - like was Luna as glad to see him as he was to see her? Why hadn’t she hugged or kissed him when she first saw him? And why the London Bridge for a party?
I think that sums up the pair of them so nicely - two people trying to really know and understand each other. And LOL at the Giggling Gin: I agree with Thoedore - the prospect of Luna on that stuff is truly alarming.

I love the way you have shown Mr Lovegood as being so delightfully impractical about various things: he would greet a rampaging crumple-horned snorkack with aplomb, can sack editors for not being open enough to strange creatures, yet is totally unable to deal with ordinary drinks at a party! He NEEDS a Cory in his life, the dear man!

Luna was

[stmargarets]

I'm glad you could understand these characters from this little snippet, since I kind of dove right into Theodore/Luna, picking up from my other story.

I'm glad you liked the Cory/Luna interaction, since I didn't know if it was too abrupt to bring those characters together. But Luna is a forgiving soul and once she found *someone* who understood about dancing cheek-to-cheek, then she was willing to work with her.

The Lovegood family dynamics are fun to think about and then the backstory JKR gave us about Theodore not knowing his mother, really brings up some intriguing possiblities. Plus, I think Luna needs a self-sufficient Slytherin to take care of her - and the self-sufficient Slytherin needs someone who will soften him up a bit. Ah, fluff - that's the way to unite the houses! LOL.

Thanks for reading!

[julu543]

Oh Mary! You made Luna love dancing!! This was just beautiful. Theo has the sweetest perspective, both intrigued and mystified by Luna quirkiness at the same time. It's fun to see him groping to understand her thoughts and to feel Luna dealing with her emotions. I love that she loves his cheek. So sweet and simple. And then the fact that she forgets about kissing. Kissing becomes a beautiful surprise all over again for Luna and for the reader.

I'm with Moonette on my favoirte LOL line! So funny! One day you may have to write Luna under the influence of alcohol! (Or would she just curl up and slip off into a blissful dream?)

Loved it!

[stmargarets]

I think you hit the nail on the head when it comes to Luna's appeal - "the beautiful surprise!" I know some readers can't see how anyone would have the patience to deal with Luna, but I think that's what makes her so special.

LOL - on Luna after a few drinks! Now that would be an interesting story! Thanks so much for reading! I'm glad everyone enjoyed your Percy story! I can't wait for you to start posting your "real" Percy story!